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AMEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
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Instance hypernyms:
Egyptian deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians)
Context examples:
Amen and amen!
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Dimly I heard someone murmur "Blessed are the dead that the rain falls on," and then the owl-eyed man said "Amen to that," in a brave voice.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)